WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee sent a letter to faculty, staff and students on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the fall semester, acknowledging the University’s ongoing transformation and urging the WVU community to support one another. Read the letter below and at presidentgee.wvu.edu: Aug. 16, 2023 Dear[Read More…]
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Media Advisory: Marshall School of Pharmacy to present white coats to first-year pharmacy students on Friday at 2 p.m.
WV Press Release Sharing HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has issued the following media advisory: The Marshall University School of Pharmacy will formally welcome its first-year pharmacy students at its 12th annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 18, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall in Huntington. During the event, students will be presented[Read More…]
Media Advisory: New River Community College Partners with Friday Night Medical Time Out to elevate safety measures for local high school athletes
WV Press Release Sharing BEAVER, W.Va. – As part of a strategic collaboration, New River Community and Technical College will be joining forces with Friday Night Medical Time Out to enhance safety protocols for local high school athletes. On Monday, Aug. 21, at Shady Spring High School, New River CTC Paramedic students will be[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Regional food business center press event set for Aug. 17
Coalfield Development to host press event for cultivating local food economies HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Coalfield Development is excited to announce a press event in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scheduled to take place on Aug. 17 at the West Edge Factory in Huntington, WV. This event is[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Gov. Justice to announce major economic development project today at 10:30 a.m.
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The office of Gov. Jim Justice has issued the following media advisory: WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, other officials. WHAT: Gov. Justice will join officials to announce a major economic development project coming to West Virginia. WHEN: Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. WHERE: The Culture Center TheaterState[Read More…]
WV Press Convention 2023: Hampshire Review wins Newspaper of the Year Honors
EDITORIAL: Charleston Gazette-Mail, The Inter-Mountain, Hampshire Review, and The Doddridge Independent win General Excellence Honors ADVERTISING: Charleston Gazette-Mail, The Inter-Mountain, Times Record & Roane County Reporter; and Tyler Star News win General Excellence Honors WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With “family” being a major theme of the 2023 West[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates Democratic Caucus elects Delegate Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, as next minority leader
Hornbuckle will be the West Virginia House of Delegates’ first Black floor leader CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Democratic members of the West Virginia House of Delegates took a historic caucus vote Tuesday, Aug. 8 to select Delegate Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, as their next minority leader. Hornbuckle, 37, first was elected to[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Joint Standing Committee on Health hears about need for child protective services workers
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Following passage of two new statutes and the implementation of multiple initiatives, the state’s Child Protective Service (CPS) worker vacancy rate has decreased 14 percent since January, according to West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services Bureau for Social Services[Read More…]
2023 WVPA Convention: Learn how U.S. Senators’ offices can help West Virginia constituents
WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “West Virginians come to the Senator for really almost any issue that they need help with, and he sees that as his top priority – delivering the necessary constituent services to help them.” That’s what Mara Boggs, W.Va. state director for U.S. Senator[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Committee on Economic Development and Tourism hears reports on wineries and garbage collection
WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, on Monday, began its meeting with a presentation regarding West Virginia’s vineyard and winery industry. Mike Crate with the Rusty Nail Winery in Berkeley County, and Chris Cosco, with Wind Down[Read More…]
